Aging and Cognition: Improving Wellbeing in Older Age
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2021) | Viewed by 23874
Special Issue Editors
Interests: healthy aging; cognition; gender; health promotion; epidemiology; mental health; lifestyles; health services research
Interests: psychogeriatry; neuropsychiatry; cognition disorders; psychopharmacology; neuropsychological assessment; clinical neuroscience and neuropsychology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Populations all over the world are rapidly aging and pose an important challenge to societies. The WHO’s global strategy and action plan on aging for 2015–2030 is focused on promoting healthy aging and building systems to meet the needs of older adults. Cognitive function has been identified as a key domain as it directly impacts functionality and independence in the elderly. Improving the measurement and monitoring of, and research on, cognitive function is included among the WHO’s strategic objectives.
Cognitive aging research has led to important advances in our understanding of neurocognitive pathologies, as well as in the identification of its risk and protective factors. Experimental studies suggest that implementing interventions such as physical activity, cognitive training, and medication can benefit the maintenance of cognition in the elderly. Despite the growing evidence in this field, there are ongoing challenges ahead. It has been suggested that focusing on successful cognitive aging may better identify different prevention strategies for healthy elderly subjects than would a focus on disease outcomes. On the other hand, the inter-individual variability in cognitive aging is striking and differences in age-related cognitive decline suggest a complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors that need more attention. Besides that, given the current public health impact of dementia and the expected number of cases by mid-century all over the world, improved strategies for the care of patients with dementia are needed.
This Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) aims to contribute to our knowledge of cognitive aging. We welcome original research papers, review articles, methodological papers, and short communications.
Dr. Elena Lobo
Dr. Patricia Gracia-García
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cognitive aging
- risk factors
- protective factors
- health care
- dementia risk profile
- dementia care
- healthy cognitive aging
- healthy aging.
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